Competitiveness and Innovation FrameworkProgramme (CIP)

Project no.: 621127

sMOOCs step by stepSession 2

sMOOC’ ingredients:

Methodology, MOOC pedagogy, actors

Elearning, Communication and Open-data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning

HOW TO MAKE A sMOOC

Elearning, Communication and Open-data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning

1. Pedagogical characteristics of ECO

sMOOC

2. sMOOC’ roles

3. sMOOC’s curricular elements

Elearning, Communication and Open-data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning

3. sMOOC’s curricular elements

Elearning, Communication and Open-data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning

Intentions (goals)

1.Define a general course purpose and more specific goals for each unit of

content.

2.Should be consistent with the subject of the course, realistic and be

described in a clear and simple way.

3.Consider, paying special attention, users profile .

Elearning, Communication and Open-data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning

Content

1.The selection of content must be logic.

2.Should be structured following a modular and open logic.

3.Every material must be developed clear, concise and logically

sequenced.

4.Use a simple but precise language.

Elearning, Communication and Open-data: Massive Mobile, Ubiquitous and Open Learning

Methodological strategies

1.Allow to measure users’ level of acquisition of content .

2.The most practical way to present contents of each unit.

3.Should be dynamic, adjusted to the reality of the participants.

4.Use dynamic and updated materials.

5.Encourage student participation, supporting the continuous

development and evaluation (fundamental) of activities.

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Resources

1.Include lots of resources.

2.Use multimedia materials: text, audio (podcast), video, animation, etc.

3.Must be in tune with course’s contents as well as contribute to update

every main topic.

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Assessment

1.Used to obtain information about relevant aspects of contents or

important elements about used resources.

2.Encourage the practice and adjust to reality of participants.

3.Stimulate participants to create and produce them own materials, apply

knowledge acquired, etc.

4.Collaborative tasks are particularly important.

5.Success in a MOOC needs to be measured against participants own

goals, interests and satisfaction level